AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
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City Clerk ii Author zjd to Advertise for
flitr Hand WtU.
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DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO PROCESS
Aftrr V.,l,..l,.i... t,i.. .. i in.
flelnla Dptrrnilnc lo Hiivp Hip Or
dinance HpvIkpiI I'ntliiK Itf
nnlm Connlilrrcd.
Last night In adjourned session tho cltr
council authorized the clerk to advertise
lor bids (or ISO.SJO of city bonds, This
action wns takrn after n ill.icuai.lon which
caused merriment to there present and re
sulted In Acting Mayer Adkins hnvlng to
call tho members to order ecvcral times.
Bonds to take up special assessment dli-
trlcts, which have been held Illegal, to the
amount of $3.",344.15, were authorized. Sdc-
clal bonds for paving districts, J17.151.I5j
grading districts, $,799.82; curbing,
$2,836.41, making a total Issue of J2l.536.7l.
This last set of bonds are not to cover din-
trlcts which hnvo been litigated, but are
to take up bond maturjng on October 1.
Councilman Ed Johnston and Attoniov
Conn worked for three weeks preparing the
lengthy statement which gives tho totals
above. Tho treasurer's hooks had to U
chicked ovnr nnd nil district payment crcd-
Ited. For tho bonds declared void by the
courts general Indebtedness bonds drawing
i per cent Interest will be Issued and for
the district bonds 0 per cent will bo paid.
When It came to tho mnttcr of advertis
ing this Issue of bonds there wait a differ
ence of opinion between Johnston and Mar
tin. Tho former wanted tho bonds adver-
Used In the Omaha papers and some flnan-
clal pnper for six tlmc3 and then close
tho bids twenty days later. This plan Old
not please President AdklnK or Johnston onl
tncro was n wrangle which lasted for
nearly naif an hour. At tho conclusion
tho clerk was directed to ndvcrtlsn the
bffnd in tho Omaha Dally lice, While
talking about the propor methods of ad-
vertlslng the quarrel between Johnston
and Martin beenmo so warm that President
Adkins was compelled to call for order.
Mnrtln Insisted that some eastern flnnncl.il
paper was the proper plhce to advertlso.
while Johnston held that tho Omaha Deo
wns tho best medium an Us financial news
was copied by tho eastern Journnls, Ah
usual, Johnston had his way and tho clerk
wa.i given his Instructions to advertise
tho bonds as soon as1 the propor form can
be drawn up by tho city uttorney.
HpvIsIiik Hip Ordinance.
Alter debating the matter for manv
months, tho city officials havo flnnllv taken
atepB to have tho ordinances of the cltv
revised. At thn tirmptit limn i.nxn rrninr
and about 150 spoclal ordinances nrn on the
books. Many of tho ordinances passed In
early days havo been repealed and numer
ous changes made In tho misdemeanor ordi
nances. Tho only record the city has of
theso alterations In the1 ordinances filed
away and the notation on tho clerk's Jour
nal. Owing to the confusion of tho rec
ords decisions of tho police Judge aro fre
quently sot aside and in Homo, cases tho
city has been compelled to pay damages.
Attorney II, I.. 'Cohn has been employed
by the council to revise tho ordinances. Mr.
Cohn said last .evening, that ho would com
menco on. this 'work at once' lie expects
that it will take about two months to com-
plcto the revision. In addition to maklnc
the revision Mr. Cohn will make two con-
les of tho revised ordlnanco on typewriter,
one for tho qity clerk nnd tho other for
the,pollco judge. It is thought that when
the ordinances aro revised and tho copies
accepted by tno council Hint tho rovlspd
ordinances and tbo ncwcharter will he
printed In pamphlet form. Such a book
would bp of groat .convenience to attor-
neye, city officials and others who havo
business to transact with tho city
Repairing PnvpiiiPiit.
The repairing of tho pavement on Twenty
fourth street between E nnd F strocts Is
now under consideration by tho street nnd
alley commlttoe of tho council. This pave
tnent on the cast side has sunk bo that
there Is a pool of stagnant water thero most
nll of tho tltuo. Tho suggestion wns made
that the street commissioner lay n drain
through the curb and' allow storm water to
run into tho gully east. This was ob-
Jected to for two reasons. Thoro would
oon be n large pool of stagnnnt wntnr In
tho gully, which Is surrounded by real-
dencen and wnuld rrantn n tri-antm tmlcnnnn
than having a mud hole on a paved street.
Again, If the Rtorm water was turned into
the gully the Twenty-third street sewer
would be endangered nnd it Is all that the
engineering department can do now to keep
tno sower from falling down.
City Englucer Deal says that tho only
sensible way of abating tho nulsanco Is to
tear up tho pavement for n block and relay
It, raising it to tho proper grade. As
there nre 840 squaro yards of pavement
on this half of the block tho cost would be
about $1,680. No money, being available
for this work another plan will ho adopted,
City prisoners will bo required to break
rock to nbout- the nlze of a hazol nut nnd
this will be placed on top of the sunken
asphalt and thoroughly tamped. It Is
thought that when this maendnm becomes I
worn down by traffic lb 'will turn storm
water into tnn center of tho atrnot unci
thonce Into tho sower at Twonty-fourth
ana t streets. Tho cost of this work will bo
light as compared with the tearing up of
the pavement.
rnilp t'rimwliiir l,Kiu',
Anomer enort is being made by the
municipal authorities to compel tho mil.
roads running through South Omahit to
piaco anil maintain electric lights at cross-
tngs. Acting Mayor Adklns algnod nn ordl
nance yesterday providing for tho main
tenanca of lights nt crossing by railroad
companies. One feature of tho ordlnanco Is
that unless tho railroads comply tho city
will maintain tho lights nnd assess tho
cost up against tho rnllroads dlsoboylng tho
orainance. The fait that the city has n
tnx commissioner now makes thb section of
the ordinance feasible,
Cl(- llnnilril lie lit,
tlolow Is a statement show-fug the total
bonded indebtedness of -tho city of South
Oroaba at tho present time. This stntoment
Includes both special and general bonds,
acneral bomln outstanding H07.000
l ilndlng dlstilet bonds , 182.4S0
ij njnoi pavmg.imn repaying. 37.410
District curbing bonds v.frM
District gradliiK bonds....... IS 4S0
Clrtrlct sewer bonds 11310
Total
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MMiclp CM)- iiHli,
8am Bonnenberglins about recovered from
Th i public HchooU bunks and city ofU en
will bo closed on Thursday,
Denlimlit H.uli.t'.or 11 nlAnnuK In V.i
uiHBKti, uiru jrnn-iiuty m i.n IMutt''.
The local barber union met list nlr.lit
'h,,,..iv " """p '
Thursday.
, Mrs. Fannie Frcauf of Lincoln vM .
Ing her daughter, Mm. Jamtj S-h-vitier-
Nineteenth und P MreetH.
roni Hoctor says that he Is ginB ts
Kive an or Ills support m UKeofo. tho
nominee of the convention. , I
Superintendent McLalu of the public
schools says that moru telephones a u
neeoea in uic scnooi iiniists.
Frank Itiirnoim. rirnutv tnx commlaxlnnrr
is still at HI. Joseph's hospltnl. but expects
to be ublo tu return home on Haturdny.
Uualncas places all over thV city nra
decorating tholr windows with portraits
of President MeKlnlev droned In mournlnir.
The Knights of Fidelity mot yesterday
and Installed otllcers,' This lodge now has
member. Myles Welsh I the prcM
Artlne MlVfir A 1 1 I n 4 vmIamIiu UtAl tin
ordinance nrovltl.ng fir the laying rf a
tWnn1lltik ttrolt hi. !. i .i tli.i..
fii I'll iiiv nwi eiuc Ul illlll.-
ft"' tre,, 'mm i' street to the county
oulu WAVb IN NEBRASKA
"i" - " imi" u'rnther iniimpd i.r
V Sllttflpll linrittl.k l.nl.. I'rtltlM
MlMiPH lii Mnny Seellon.
aOTHENBURU. Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
it has been raining hero lor threo weeks.
Farmers hnvo been unable to thresh tholr
grain. Much small grain Is In shock and Is
badly damaged. One-fourth of tho hay
crop In t,tnck has been spoiled and corn
that was cut a week ago is rotting In
tho shock. It .rained again yesterday morn
ing. Fully five inches have fallen this
month and eight Inches In the last three
weeks. Hut little hay has been put up 111
the past three weeks. It has been too
wet to sow much small grain. Tho acreage
1,1 fn" wheat will bp very large. Several
uir" of pressed drills hnvo been sold here,
Mot of the grnln will be drilled In, as the
lnt year's experience shows fully 100 per
tent neltcr yield where grain was put In
w'th the prcoscd drill than whero It was
sown broadcast. There was n light frost
this morning. More rntn Is expected.
811 ELTON, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Tho first frost of tho season was last night,
It wns nearly cold enough to freeze. This
Is the turllecl severe frost here for a num-
ber of years. Vegetables were damaged and
into fields of corn will bo hurried to ripen-
ing.
BATTLE CHEEK. Neb.. Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) After two weeks of rainy weather
It cleared up Sunday and there wns a frost
last night. Hut little damage was done.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. Sept. 17. (Spo-
clal.) Tho first frost of the reason was
last night. Little damage done.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Two Inches of rain has fallen here In the
lnBtfew days. The temperature has fallen
rapidly, resulting In a heavy frost last
night. No damage wns done to crops.
HARVARD. Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
there wai a light frost last night, but uo
damage wan done;
SCHUYLER. Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Tho first frost of tho season, which cartio
last night, was a heavy one. Thero Is
nothing It can Injure except n few fields of
late com. Flvo Inches of rain hnvo fallen
In this vicinity In tho last ten days. Tho
rain came too late to aid crops, but It will
ficshen the pastures, The ground is now
n prlmo condition for fall seeding, which
hn nirm'.iv M.nn
WINSIDE. Neb., Sept. 17.-Spcelal.)
There was a heavy frost last night. Ico
a quarter of nn Inch thick was found this
morning. Corn will be considerably dam
nged, as late rains hnvo kept It growing
nni1 ,hcre nre n Kod ma"y kernels on the
cars mat aro sort.
foil Hi Itnkuln Alan 1'rlnlil.
YANKTON. S. D.. Sept. 17. (Special Tel
egram.) Heavy frost last night destroyed
gardens whero they wero not protected.
Corn In this section wns out of dangor.
BELLE KOURCHE, S. D., Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) Tho cattlemen on tho ranges of
western South Dakota, eastern Wyoming
and Montana aro In good shnpo to with
stand n hard winter. There Is tho biggest
crop of hay along tho low lands In the his
tory of cattle-raising In the west. Cattle
men fear n hard winter and so havo put
up hay In considerable quantities. Cattle
men aro bringing In many carloads of
southern cnttlo to feed. Theso cattle will
be fed on bay part of tho time. Next spring
they will bo In prlmo condition for cast
em shippers or to bo retained on the range
until tho following fall shipments.
MITCHELL. S. D.. Sept. 17. (Special Tel
egram.) Tho first frost of tho season cov
ored this ''section this morning. ' A thlri
layer of Ico covered water standing out
Bi(0. Everything that could bo Injured by
frost was well out of tho way.
ORAND FORKS, N. I)., Sept. 17. The
first snow of tho Reason fell here todav.
Thero was a very little snow and tho fall
v.as thp end of a slight shower. The
veathor Is very unfavorable for threshing.
Front I'Vnrril In Htilcnina.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 17. Tho tempera-
ture throughout the two Dakotas and Mln-
no.iotn has been growing colder during the
laBt twenty-four hours nnd tonight there Is
danger of frost. Clouds nlone will save tho
tardy farmers from serious loss. The
weather report contained n warning nnd
such garden stuff ns could bo covered wns
token caro of,
l'romont HIhiwi He-pepl.
FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.)
The city council last evening adopted reso-
lutlons In memory of our fallen chief magls
trate, n copy of which was sent to Mrs.
McKlnley. Mayor Wilson Issued n procla
matlon requesting that nil business houses
and public offices of Fremont be closed
Thursday trom 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. to
show a proper respoct for tho memory of
the Into president nnd that fitting emblems
of mourning bo displayed. Tho Grand Army
post last evening decided to have a mo
morlal service at Love's opera houso at
1:30 p. ro. Thursday. Thero will be several
short addresses. Tho music will bo under
the direction of Prof. Preston of the Fre
mont Normal school. Flags on the city
hall, court house and postofilco will re
wain at half-raaat for thirty days
Pralaea McKlnley as n Man
OIIANT, Nob., Sept, 17. (Spoclal.) Rev.
J, Crokor of Grant vreached a memorial
sermon on President McKlnley In the Con
gregational church Suuday morning from
the text, "Thn Memory of the Just is
nicsscd." Prov. 10:7, Ho said In part
"Today wo mourn the loss of our president,
stricken down by the hand of an assassin
in the strength of his' manhood. Today,
as loyal citizens pf this great republic, we
lay all partisanship aside 'nnd with hands
bowed with sorrow we pray for the stricken
wlfo and family of our president. Narrow
minded, Indeed, must be that person whoso
heart is not sad and who cannot drop a
tear In this sad national bereavement. How
ever pecplo differ politically they all agreo
on this one point, that a good and nobla
character has fallen. Verily, 'Tho nnrao of
the Just Ib blessed. "
ti:orlnl Mprtlvea ut Arnpalinp
ARAPAHOE. Neb,; Sept. 17. (8pecll
Telegram.) The churches at this place
woro draped In mourning yesterday. Each
church had u picture of the president
draped In black. Thursday memorial serv
I cea 1,6 held 1,1 tho Pera house. AH
business will bo suspended from 2 o'clock
until 5, when people of all druses will
assemble to show their univureal reverence
for William McKlnley, not only as theli
martyred president, but for his personality
as n man nnd fellow citizen.
.Mutter ofTlmr,
WAYNE. Neb.. Sopt. 17. To tho Editor of
The P-ce: Please publish In the columns
of your paper Information concerning the
ul 'uul t"wt"
fo,llow,n?: 1( n m;,
clt' nml oll,or P0'"'" 11
flashed over tho telcg
i. in unians, aioux
tlto ofQcia tlmo is
cgraph wires from
Washington. D. C. What tlmo Is It
at
Washington, D. C, when we receive this
time every day at 10 a, ui.7
A SUBSCRIBER
A 13 o'clock noon.
"1 bad a running sore on my leg far seves
years." writes Mrs. Jame Forest nf inhln.
peWa Falls, W .. "and spent hundreds nl
jiiir in trvln. in ..i i h..i. i
Oollara ,n trying to get It healed. Two
at nner 3alve entirely cured It.'
Beware of substitutes.
THE OMAHA DAILY
On the Forecastle Deck
(Copyright, 1001, by 3. S. McClure.) ) the steamer, drifting bodily to leeward, light fast fixed In my eyes, I hear a thun
"Who goes on lookout?" with vicious seas from squarely abeam dcrlng voice from tho poop; "Keep a good
I nm the man and I call out my name. I P,,ndlng our weather side. We tire hove- lookout for'ard, there!'
"Watch out for a flashing white tight on'
the port bow Relievo the wheel and look
out. That'll do the watch."
A man goes nft to tho wheel, the watch
goes below, and I climb the steps to the
forecastle deck, where my prcdecessqr Is
waiting at the capstan.
"Keep your eyes peeled for a flashlight
ahead and to port. Pass tho word along."
"All right. Oo below but what do they
expect It Is?"
"Don't know. Some lighthouse; we're 'on
soundings."
He Is gone. I rub the sleep from my
eyes and scan the clear-cut horizon ahe.id.
There Is no sign of a light, nnd I pace up
and down, back and forth from cathead to
cathead, with an occasional glance over the
sta. It Is n beautiful night the kind that
brlngi meditation and retrospection. The full
moon hangs In the southern sky, and de
pending from It to the horizon Is a darken
ing of the deep blue which ran only be
likened to a shadow, or a curtain of shade,
from n point n hundred yards from the ship
the base of this track of liquid lire.
There nre a few stars shining faintly In
the flood of light: there Is wind, n soughing
breath nloft, Just strong enough to belly
the canvas; overboard Is a tinkling, musical
ash of water, accentuated to n rhythmical
rash under tho bow as the ship buries her
cutwater, and losing volumo on the way aft
to revive the swirling cross currents of the
wake. I can hear the murmur of my watch
mates' volco amidships, and the regular
thumping of the mate's boothcels on the
poop. Ho is pacing up and down like my
self, perhaps from habit, pcrhapo to awaken
himself; for we have all lost much sIocd
lately.
Hut I am wide awake the moonlight nnd
Its memories havo banished the sleep and
I halt In my wnlk to lean over the capstan.
with no fear of tho drowsiness which usually
attends tho first half hour of thn watch on
cck at. night. It wns Just such a night as
this when I once walked through n lane
with a girl nnd stopped nt the gate of a
flower-filled yard. And, though my eyes are
niechan'cnlly fixed upon the horizon ahead
and to port, watching for that flashing
white light, my mental vision Is taken up
with tho Imago of the girl. She. Is facing
me, one small hand resting on the gate, one
small foot peeping from beneath her dress,
tho color gone from her check nnd the
cars starting In her eyes. In the. strong
moonlight I can sec tho womanly pity and
regret in her sweet face, tho twitching at
tho comers of her mouth and tho slow,
troubled podding of her head. She Is say
Ing: "No no, I nm not for you. Wo aro
not alike. You must go your way and I
muBt go mine. Wo cannot even bo friends,
for thero Is no mlddlo ground."
And that Is why I am back beforo tho
mast this night, hanging over tho capstan.
watching for a flashing white light nnd
thinking of her. Tho rebellious heart in
my breast chokes mo nnd tho rebellious
brain In my head throbs In pain while It
tries to formulato the reason of it nil why
I, who must love her through life, am de
barred on this account nlono from her
friendship, from her society from even her
acquaintance. I, who would -give my all for
n smile for a glance of recognition, must
not know hor, apeak to her, nor meet her,
Tho stranger yet unborn is nearer to her
than am I nnd of the millions of humnn
beings In tho world she Is farthest romoved
from me.
Because, for certain temperaments, thero
Is no middle ground.
It Is bitter speculation and not all men
have known It. In my own caso I can only
work out tho problem to this: I love bo
cause I can appreciate I loso because I
lovo too much.
A twinkle of light shows on the dark lino
of horizon. I stand erect to make sure
nnd It Is gone. As I watch It nparkles
again.
"Flashing white light on tho port bow,
sir," I sing out. glad of tho relief to my
bitterness of mind gratified that I had
been first to seo It.
"All right."
I watch tho, light. It Is not regular In its
coming nnd going; It has a refulgenco un
common In beacon lights; it leaps to a flare
and sinks to n glow; It expands to a nebula
and breaks up Into frngmonts.
"Keep her away for that light," I hear
the mate call to the man nt'tho wheel; then,
to tho third mate: "Rouse out all hands;
sond up a rockot or show a torch. That's a
ship afire."
A ship afire! I turn and look again.
There la no mistake the mato Is right
can clearly mako out two slim spars and a
black funnel, Bhnrply cut In tho reflection.
Tho blaze la nft and tbo steamer is heading
toward us, whllo from our change of couran
it takes a position from two points an
tho, port bow to one directly ahead. As
though the powers behind the wind bad
taken direct cognlzanco of the extremity,
tho breoze freshens with our chango of
courso and wo rush down the wind with
breaking seas curling under our counter,
Yards are square as before, for tho chango
merely brings the wind from slightly on
one quarter to slightly on the other. Soon
we can make out the shape and position of
deckhouses and tho Infinite shadow of hull
beneath. Over tho' sparkling flare and left
behind by Its motion stretches a canopy of
smoko and there Is a black thickening and
rlso of its sheer forward which can he
nothing but closely packed humnn beings.
Tho watch below Is out. Men aro clew
Ing up the courses; others are dancing
aloft to tho forcynrd with hoisting tackles;
aft. the third mate and the ship's boys arc
clearing nway a quarter boat and amidships
the carpenter Is sending up rockets. But I
am on lookouj. and until called down or
relieved can take no part In this.
With tho Increaso of wind comes n lower
Ing of temperature and a darkening sky, I
shiver, and, buttoning my Jacket snug to my
throat, resume my walk back aud forth from
cathead to cathead. A glance nft shows me
tho southern sky shaded with an almost
opaque curtain of cloud; the moon Is nearly
obscured. A few flakes of snow brushed my
cheek; a keener edge comes to the pressuro
of wind nnd aloft the aeollan song of a new
born gnlo walls in the rigging. There will
bo trouble and grief tonight, I know boat
work In a show storm anil rising sea.
"Keep a good lookout for'ard, there.
roars tho mate fioni nmtdships, and I nn-
swer, thankful with n sailor's Irresponsi
bility, that mine Is the easiest duty on
hoard.
Fast as wo nre charging toward the flam.
Ing craft, the Enow squall Is faster, and
Boon detnlls aro hidden, nothing but a red
glow guiding tho man at iho wheel, and
toward this wo rush at ton knots, while tho
blaze itself approaches at an equal speed
until again details are shown us. She Is
still head to wind, but engines have stopped
and steam Is escaping In a muffled roar.
the fire has reached the engine room, and
we are just in time. To our ears against
the gale corao scrcamlngs nnd shoutings
and we see frantic waving of hats.
"Check In starboard port fore and cro'
Jack braces," calls the skipper from the
poop. "Lcavo the main yards square till
we try ner. uown wr ttoe wheel. Star
board hard over,"
Around we come with the swinging of
the yards until the canvas on tho main
Is aback; tho helmsman is given a course
and the ship Is tried. A little manlpula
tlon of the main yards satisfies the skip
per, and we lie steady on tbe port bow of
BEEt WEDXESDAY,
..' .,n "r ",arD0J loreyaruarm directly
i uier ino noats on mo rorward house. A
sk uiui maneuver, hut ours is n skillful
kipper, .
"Over with tho boats!"
They are already cleared awny. turned
on their keels and the ynrdarm tackles
hooked to tho ringbolts. Up they rise,
one nt a time, with two men in each to
unhook and drop thn boat back to the main
hannels. Outbound they swing, until th
two end tackles from the fore and main'!""0 ,n' brnln rcfl" "n,'lmy l(,K lulvcr
yards can tnko their weight, and they de- j Ulldcr m weight. Flashing white light
scend to tho water. One at a time the I011 tho Prt bow "lr
three boats aro launched to the tune of the j "AU right all right. Keep your eyes
mate's ronrlng orders, and not n man Is npen on lookout, there." Hut ho does not
hurt or a drop of water jshlppeL A skillful
Job, but ho is a skillful mate. I
Aft, the shin's boys, under the third mate, I
have lowered the lee quartcrbont, and nro j
on wun n nurran, just nnenu or tno first
whalcboats from forward. Then follow th 1
rest; four boats' crews nro racing to lee
ward to save life cheering as they disap
pear In a thick smudge of snow from which
they may not return. As the -third mato
Is In tho qtlnrtcr boat, tho other three must
bo in charsn of tho second mato and tho
two boatswains, leaving the first matu
I.....I. i ,i t.i. i
uu,,m, luf i ttiw. ..ft,.,.. ,,, ci uiuu,ii;iiiih
voice from the poop: "Keep a good lookout!
for'rard, there."
I answer again, and watch In the dlrcc--t
tlon of tho steamer. Tho towering flame
seems to cut tho sn6v""ln' a line with my
eyes; for, though I car iseo her distinctly,
nnd apparently can see thn crisping sea be
neath my line of slghL tho boats aro in
visible. I look slowly, around at the Inclos
ing wall of gray, and ico nothing but our
spars nnd deck-fitttngs. No prompt report
from a lookout could i.savo1 n Bhlp, hoveto
In this snow should'nnVlhlng under aall or
steam como out of that'iray wall; yel, I am
on the lookout, und my duty is to watch.
But I would now rather bo In one of those
boats, cheering With thb rest as I pull to
savo life. '
A rocket rUcs from amidships ut regular
Intervals. Wo havo a lazaretto half full
and the carpenter docs not spnro them. Up
they go, whizzing nnd Hputtcrlng, high
above tho. royal yards before they turn down
nnd burst. It Is this bursting In mld-alr
that Is depended upon to show our direction
to tho boats; It can be. soon through snow
and fog that would obscuro tho fiery lint
of ascent.
I turn to tho burning steamor. Sho Is
now on our starboard bow, drifting to lee
ward at n lesser rato than ours; for wo nrn
under sail. Sho Is pointing our way, nenrly
end 6n, and tho flnraes amidships nro lap-
nlmr the brldce hear the foremast this'
from tho chango of head lo bourn wind. Thn
black thickening at the forward rail is now
thicker, nnd I can plainly see llttlo dots and
spots descending from It people Jumping.
probably Into our boats.
This Is soon confirmed. The dots nnd
spots cease dropping nnd n faint cheer
comes over tho sen. Rocket after rocket
goes aloft until a rousing hqll to starboard
Indicates the return of the first boat. It is
tho quarter-boat. She comos ghost-llko. and
linmeneo out of tbo, enow, and the third
mato sings out:
"Women and children, sir. Lot's have a
bosun's-chnlr."
The boat comes around to tho Iccsldc,
Four men have been left aboard nnd the
bosun's-chalr Is already rigged. Dpwn !t
goes from tho leo mnin yard and brings up
n womnn. Down again; up with another.
Then comes a man with a child In bis arms;
then more men. Tho steward ralnlstors unto
them and tho bont disappears Into tho gray.
Tho other boats heave In sight, ono by
one, and discharge tholr living freight, then
back to tho steamer, and back to tho ship.
Tho decks aro filling with men nnd boys,
and hore nnd there a woman or a child.
Some seek the shelter of tho forward house,
and stare to windward nt tho red glare upon
tho gray wall. One slight, figure leaves this
group,' steps upon tho fore hatch, and looks
Etcadlly up at me.
Wo are drifting faster than tho blazing
steamer; she Is now on our port bow nnd
our distance la Increasing; but, as I watclw
the black line on her forward roll grows
thinner and thinner, whllo bont after boat
comes out of the enow and returns to her.
Then th'cy como, tho four together, and I
hear tho Joyful hall of tho second mate;
"Got 'em nil, sir. Qood thing, too. Thore's
powdor In her hold."
I step to leeward and look down on tho
confusion below, whero three boats en-,
decvor to keep clear of each other while a
fourth uhloans, rnen i return to tne cap
stnn, where facing rac In the flurry of enow-
flakes Is a slight figure a woman, Ono
email hand rests upon tho capstan, one small
foot peeps from beneath hor ilre&a. I had
seen this attitude in a girl at a gate In
tho moonlight. Tho parallel Is mora com
pletc thero Ib tho same, slow, troubled
nodding of the head. It Is more than com
plete; it is tho girl. For, though I cannot
distinguish her features, I know her volco
when sho speaks.
"You would not come home, so I come to
you. Why would you not come? I waited
so long."
I spring towurd her and sho advances, her
head still slowly nodding. I forget tho
situation the storm, the crowded decks,
my position on lookout, our Isolated prom
Inence In full vlow of those who would look,
and I extend by arms.
But a sudden lighting up of the dull
bued blanket of sea and sky startloi us
both. Then comes gray darkness and on the
port bow la a faint point of light whero had
hown the flare of tho burning stantner,
then. a, (honk nnd a report like the boom of
nearby thunder, and, with the point of
TIMiaiaMa - ..
SEPTEMBER 38, 1901.
By Morgan
Robertson.
A stnvcr. colder than the snow, passes
throue h me! the girl seems (n mnvn nu-nv
into nothingness: the kmv of tho snow
niip.) nir nhnnees to thn plnnr tirli,hlnr ,if
i a moonlit sky and I am hanging over tho
' capstan, still gazing at n point of light
burning steadily on the port bow. It bursts
Into a flare for a second, then subsides to
its steady glow.
Aye, aye, sir," i manage to answer,
como forward.
.......
I havo slept on lookout. How lone I do
not know, until a watchmato appears wltlilu
call and I hall him.
"How manv times
many times did the mate .Ing nut
to keep a good lookout!"
"Once. He saw tho light 'foro ycu did.
Been asleep?"
''About n second or two."
Dreams nro curious In that thev reqults
no tlmo that can bo measured by Unite.
irom mo maio io Keep a coon
, , ... . . -
,00?""1 lorara' "ere, wnicn J neara :wite ;
nt (llr'crcnl times In my dream was the call
"l'"cu le- nrenra is an insiun.
""icous pnotogrnph, not a moving picturr
of sequence, anil I had long known It. But
what I do not know, and what 1 shall learn
when I reach shore, Is tho Inner meaning
of that dream. 1 shall bo there In a mouth,
when tho moon will again bo full, nnd I
shuli suck a quiet country vllluge that I
know, A. lano In that village, a atc In the
lane, n houso behind the gate a girl In
tho house. I shall ask her if at half-past 13
of this night she did not dream of storm
and tiro and rescuo at eca.
I shall also ask her something else.
Till: ll.VIIl IIHUHII
llrppiln DniKlrtilV, Wlilfli Ciuihcih Fnll-
liiK.llnl'r nml Fliuilly Ilnldness.
Prof. Unna, Hamburg, Ocrmany, Eu
ropean authority op skin diseases, says
that'dandiutT Is ns contagious no any other
malevolent disease and that ono common
source of the spread of dandruff Is the use
of tho samo hair brush by different per
sons. Tho way to avoid catching dandruff
or nny other dlscnso from another's brush
Is to Insist on tho uso of Newbro's Herplcldc.
It not only kills tho dandruff germ, but it
is also an nntlseptlo that will prevent the
catching of any disease whatever through
contagion of another's brush.
WOMAN t'ONQUUUUIJ A III! IX.
Stouil Still iim ii .Stulup iinu tlie c.rent
Ilenat Won Avretl.
A few weeks ngo thero nppcared somo
nllurlng advertisements which wero espe
cially attractive to those Parisians who
lovo excitement, and who had had their ap
petite for hucIi things tickled by tno rnces
of tho Rne Pergolese.
Tho attraction this tlmo was a womnn,
Donna Tnncreda, who, made up to resem
ble n statue, was to nwnlt. motionless In
the nrena, the cluirgo of tho bull and to
conquer It by her Immobility.
Al mO IHIH niUlllClll. Wl.o iH-nuniiuinw,
tvhih u-iiH tn Imvn taken nlnce at ICiik-
hlen, wan forbidden. It did, however, take
place in itouuoix.
IterO IS till VXttVl uuuuuni. ul ntiiu .mi,-
pened nt tho "suerte" of tho atatuo:
A n irivnn nlirniil from the nrcsldcnt the
door of the nrena opened and a magnifi
cent carriage appeareu. mi urapcu in reu
velvet fringed with gold. In this carriage
sat Scnortta aierceues uei uunc, uuas
Donna Tnncrena.
Tho fcluecn OI vaior was urarneu i-nni-nletelv
111 white. Her faco and her hair
nnwilereil. Tho currlaeo Htoimed lust
In front of tho presiding party, and sho got
out smiling ana uowing unu inrow on ner
mantle, talking with tho ushers whllo tho
attendants arranged In tho middle of the
arena a peaestai or woou aoouv two reel
hlviioii nil was ready tho linuresarlo nd-
dressed tho public nnd bcggcii them to ob
servo the most rigorous silence during tho
performance. This was Indispensable.
rncn uuiuui mucu-tin JUU.4J111-I1 inu iii-w-
estnl, helped by the matadors.
Hno crossen ner nrms nna laccu ine aoor
from which thn bull was to emerge.
Tho woman looked exactly like n marblo
stntue. Tim arena was empty. All tho
ushers had disappeared behind the barriers
nnd shelters. The deepest silence relgnod
In the vnst amphitheater.
Unit n minuio pnsseu mus.
Then tho door opened nnd In the shadow
showed the enormous head of tho hull
Ultimo, tho spectators nnrmy nreatncu;
many of the women covered tholr oyes
with their hands. It was a terrible mo
ment. The bull wns n superb Animal, with n
powerful neck and long, straight horns. Ho
raised his hend, looked around and ut onco
bci.ndcd toward tho white statue.
Donna Tnncreda was ns rluld ns mnrhln.
The leasU movement would have been fatal
to tier.
The bull started back, looked at his
strange ndversary. nnd then with a tor
rllili bound rushed up to tho pedestal.
Anxiety was nt ItH height. But once
more the bull stopped short without strik
ing. Ho drew back a few feet, nnd, taking ad
vantage of this, Donuo Tnncreda Jumped
down and rushed behind a screen, whllo
tin ushers drew off tho bull.
Tho people breathed again. A long sigh
escaped from nil, and then thunders of nn..
pin use wero heard, and tho "Queen of
vnior recciveu u iremcnuous ovation.
Uonnu Tnncreda. who was born In Paris,
has appeared with success at Barcelona.
vnitntla, Castile, Madrid, Seville and for
tno ursi i uno in r runcu iu ttouDnix.
Cnme Near llelnic a Cripple,
Josh Westhafer of Loogootee, Ind., Is a
poor man, but be says he would not be with
out Chamberlain's Pain Balm If It cost five
dollars a bottle, for It saved blm from belnc
a cripple. No external application is eaual
to this liniment for stiff and swollen Joints,
contracted muscles, stiff neck, sprains and
rheumatic and muscular pains, It has alto
cured numcroua cases of rnrtlal paralysis,
It ts for -sale by alt druggists.
Table mid Kitchen
Practlcsl Suggestions About Food and
the Preparations of It.
I)nll- Mpiimki.
THt'ltBDAY.
URliAKKAbT
Fruit.
Cereal. Cream.
Hamburger Stenlc. Lyonnalso Potatoes.
Sally Lnnns. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Kscnlloped Salmon.
Stewed Tomatoes.
Fruit. Soft aingerbrcad.
Tea.
DINNER.
Clear Soup.
Smothered Chicken. Rice.
Stewed Onions.
Combination Salad.
Coffee. Cream.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal. Cream.
Tomato Omelet. Baked Potatoes.
Buttered Toast. Coffee.
Ll'NCH.
Clnm Chowder
Corn Oysters. Tomato Cnlaup,
Peach Cake. Cream.
Cereal Coffee.
DINNER.
Clear Vegetable Soup.
Sauce Hollnmlalso.
Carbonado of llnllbut.
Kscnlloped Potatoes.
Corn. Stowed Totnatoen,
l'liicnpplo Cream. Coffee,
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal. Cream,
Breaded Tomatoes. Baron.
Herman Fried Potatoes.
Corn Bread. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Crenm of Corn Soup.
Vegetable Croquettes. Mushroom Sauce.
' Kgg Salad.
Cereal Coffee.
I DINNER. v
Okru Soup.
Lamb Chops, Breaded.
Tomato Sauce.
Corn Tlmbnles. Lima Beans.
Lettuce.
Peach Cobbler.- Cream.
- -i1 Coffee.
' SUNDAY. '
BREAKFAST.
Frulti i
Cereal. . Cream.
Omelet with Mushrooms. .
Grilled Tomatoec.
French Rolls. Coffee.
DINNER.
Tbmnto Bouillon.
Roast Ducks. Mnshed Potatoes.
Snlccd Cranes.
T Brown Turnips. Sweet Potatoes.
wninorr Hania.
Frozen Crushed Peaches, Whipped Cream.
Coffee.
SUITER.
Cheese Relish. Potato Salad.
Fruit. Cake.
Tea.
FALL KNTKItTAINSIEIVTS.
Plrnnurea nf I lie Kcunoii, tilth Itcfrpsh
nipnlN to Mnlcli.
Tho season of suburban amenities Is now
at Its height, not only nraong tho plain
every-dny folk who know how to get tho
best out of life, but also among the
smart set who are staying later and later in
their country homes. Vogues of fifty years
ago, when much' of the notable entertain
ing was done nt the country estates, are
coming back Into general uso and the cities
are subservient in a fashionable aensc
through the autumn and early winter to
tho country.
To be tho Inventor of some new and
striking form of entertainment Is to score
a social success and the' clever hostess who
can achlovo this rosult finds her fa mo
spreading and her entertainments repro
duced with variations to suit climatic and
financial conditions from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Whllo few can expect to, or even carp to
roilow in the wake or Mrs. Horman Ocl
rlchs' real circus at Newport, which fol
lowed Its prototype In every particular
from sawdust ring to pink lemonade, nor yet
repeat the example of the Vanderbllts at
Polnt d'Arcadle, Bar Harbor, Mo., when
tho floral and electrical decorations alone
must hnve cost, a king's ransom thero aro
other now ideas that can easily bo followed
to a like succssfnl conclusion. For instance,
nt a cupper and danco given recently at
tho Pot and Kottle club at Bar Harbor, the
hostesses, for there were two, officiated
as cooks nt the grill, while the women
guests, in whlto duck gowns, caps and
aprons, served tho men guests.
At the ftlitn or the drill.
While "grill suppers" are no longer a
novelty at restaurants, they are among the
nowest of new fashions In the private
houses.
After a dance, a long drive from ono
country homo to another, or a. Into after
noon among the golf links, the hostess and
her guests repair to the kitchen nnd dining
room, whero an open fire and silver grill
Invito to culinary ondeavor. Tho foods
provided are such as can bo quickly cooked
before the eyes of the nmuscd and hungry
guests and many consist of beefsteaks,
muttonchops, oysters, dovlled bones, toasted
cheese or even pancakes.
Houst Uyatrra,-
At one seaside homo recently the guests
wero Invited to the cellar where a bushel
basket of oysters In the shall had been
provided. Theso were quickly roasted In
tho furnace, and served to the guests on
bright tin plates, o( courso cnten direct
from tho shell. The feast was finished
with now sweet cider, nuts and fruit. A
similar roast may be enjoyed In tbe kitchen
on mo cook s night out, or In tho dining
room that Is provided with an old-fashioned
open grate. This will be found a cheery
way for the young folks to spend a wot
fall evening. Wash nnd acruh tho oyster
shells and dry them; then throw them Into
the lire by tho dozen; as soon ns they be
gin to open they are done. Remove with tbe
tongs to the tin plates and season to In
dividual tasten with salt and pepper, cat
sup, lemon or pepper wnuce. Supplemented
by crackers, cider, doughnuts or pumpkin
0
, pie with checso and eaten to tho measure
I of Joke and college ongs or story, this
simple and dcctiedly primitive refection r
solves Itself Into a most delightful nnd
1 successful social function.
1 In sections of the country whero nn
oyster roast or grill is not practical, coin
roasts are much in favor nnd ery enjoj -able.
.
ClIRtlltllP DllllCd.
Costume dance continue In favor. At
one recently given the women were dresRod
to represent flowers, while the men ar
penred ns vegetables. In the larger rltlect
(t Is possible to get theso masques In pnpK-r
fnaihe, but It Is quite eay for nklllful
fingers nnd nn Inventive brain to make n
hery good tmltntion from paper; a large cap
simulating some M'gotnble, Is made to lit
I over the head, holes nro cut for tbo eyes
and mouth; but theso openings may bo
cunningly hidden under the silk of corn,
the leaf of a cabbage or tho skin of a pump
kin or squash, as tho case may be. Tho
domino corresponding to tho cap should bo
trimmed with small vegetables cut from
cloth or paper nnd scucd on.
t'etp I'limuiietre.
Onrden parties nro always popular;
whether Just n simple little affair with
5 o'clock tea on the lawn, or an elaborate
function such ns was given by Mrs. Burton
N. Harrison nt the Sea Urchins, Bar
Harbor. Among tho features of this enter
tainment wns n rustic parade In which sheep
and goats, lambs and calves, garlanded with
(lowers, were led with ribbons hy pretty
girls. There was also n pnstorat pantomime
entitled "The Reward of Amaryllis." a
dairy modeled after that of the Petit Trln
non at Versailles whllo iho guests np-
pcared In tho guise of shopherdesscs In
pink and blue petticoats with flowered
over-dresses.
A charming attraction for n feto chain
pctro la to set up a wooden platform (tho
boards can be hired for the occnslon) and
have fancy ilnnccs performed by children
and young girls.
A pickaninny donco followed by a cake
walk, with tho girls In" frricks ' "f v'nk
chocked gtnghnm nnd tho boys In red uhltt.i
mid blue, .overalls, nnd all with blackened
faces, scored a great success reccntlyi This
wns followed by a gavotte danced by u
company of Marguerites and .Mephlstopliti
lea, tho former In whlto and tho Inttvr In
blnck nnd red, whllo an American Indian
war and moon danco closed tho program.
Burn IIutcrlaliiiiu-iitH.
These arc always In voguo In the autumn
tnd "country folk" who possess tho gener
ous, old-fashioned barns may entry out
theso affairs most successfully. Old-fain-loncd
dress, old-fashioned games, old-fashioned
dances ahd tho old-fashioned suppe-,
and to crown all, the rldo homo In the Id
fashloncd hay wagon under tho mellow
light of tho harvest moon. For the panics
thero may bo "Blind Man's -Bluff." "Tin
Tin." "Button, Button" and "Stngo Coach."
For tho dance "Money Musk," Virglnlu
Reel," nnd If tno guests nre familiar with
It, tho dclghtful, ' stately, old-fashioned
minuet. While the supper should Include
such dishes as pork and beans, lyo and
Injun bread, Johnny cake,' applo nance, crul
lers, cheese, coltago cheese, pound anil
fruit cake,' cider, tipples nnd miti.
Thoso wishing copies of the. Scplcmbcr
15 lssuo of Tho Illus'trntod lien, cortalnlng
tho plcturo of the late Pes'dcnt, M. Kin
ley, should placo tholr order at onco' before
tho supply is exhausted.
THE BEE PUBLISHINO CO.
TOO CHILLY FOR STUDENTS
Sudden Drop In Temperature Ciiiinpn
IllRh School In'Ile nimuUspil
for dip, In-;
The sudden chango or weatlier enmo upon,
tho contractors for the High school un-
expectedly nnd found tho herttlng plant so
badly dismantled that It was Impossible
to mako any tires yesterday. It was so
cold In the recitation rooms that tho school
was dismissed.
In providing heating facilities for the
new building It wns found necessnry to
enlarge tho old boiler houso and Install ad
ditional boilers. Thinking that heat would
not bo nocded for at least two woeks yet,
John Rowe & Co., contractors for the work,
began to overhaul tliu plant.
"Show me
the picture oftticfiuttkCrvck
ipnitarwmontticpacA-ulc-tlwii
I hnow it is tie genuine
Granola
A pahtc-temptint.
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for bit! strong men. for
nmen nniflt!i ctiiiin'i
Prvdifjested arkiJferihi'ii
.r mtiI nn tlw die uili-i
of the Bat h CrcfA Sanitarium
mum nay tin'
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